Today, leading a bipartisan effort, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), and Congressman Bill Shuster (PA-09) filed the Stop Online Booking Scams Act to combat online hotel booking fraud.  With these scams, con artists set up phony websites that pose as a hotel’s official site, tricking consumers and pocketing their money without making an… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), a staunch defender of reproductive rights, released a statement opposing the Florida for Life Act (H.B. 865).  This bill in the Florida House of Representatives would make performing an abortion or operating an abortion clinic a felony punishable by up to 30 years in jail.  “Criminalizing doctors for performing what are currently… Read more »

    WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) took to the House floor to offer a motion to recommit on H.R. 1675, a bill designed to roll back decades of consumer protections that shield investors from financial scammers. Rep. Frankel’s motion would amend the bill to preserve protections for seniors, one in five of… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), a member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement on the Florida Senate Judiciary Committee’s decision not to hold a hearing on SB 68, a controversial bill that would allow individuals with concealed-carry permits to bring guns onto Florida college campuses. This decision makes it very unlikely that the… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) joined Social Security Administration officials today in a tour of the new permanent home of the West Palm Beach Social Security office. The new office, located on 801 Clematis Street, offers a vastly improved facility in a convenient location in downtown West Palm Beach. “Social Security is our nation's most important program for older Americans. Two… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address: “Countering the noise of negative political rhetoric, the President delivered an optimistic message affirming the greatness of our country,” Frankel said. “He offered a vision of a future that advances people instead of holding them back,… Read more »

West Palm Beach – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) announced her guest to the 2016 State of the Union address. Detective Sergeant Gregory Key, a 30-year veteran of the West Palm Beach Police Department who lost his daughter Lindsay Key to gun violence, will join Rep. Frankel for President Obama’s final State of the Union at the U.S. Capitol on January 12th.  President… Read more »

A bipartisan provision authored by Reps. Lois Frankel (FL-22) and Randy Weber (TX-14) that would allow the best possible protection for our embassies passed Congress today as part of the Fiscal Year 2016 omnibus appropriations bill. Currently, when choosing security firms to protect U.S. embassies, the State Department is required to hire the firm offering the lowest price, regardless of… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), voted for the $1.1 trillion omnibus funding bill that will fund the government through Fiscal Year 2016, provide relief for middle-class families, and boost America’s security at home and abroad. “This bipartisan funding agreement invests in America, moves our economy forward, and keeps us safer.” Frankel said. “I was proud to join the majority… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Florida’s Congressional Democrats sent a letter to the Florida State Legislature urging it to block a measure that would allow individuals with concealed carry permits to bring guns onto Florida’s college campuses. “Florida’s colleges should be safe for our students, not remakes of the Wild West,” Frankel said. “The State Legislature should take seriously… Read more »